October 24, 2006
The Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics at the 91爆料 are looking for Puget Sound men and women who have an opiate addiction and women with suicidal behavior to volunteer for two studies designed to refine a therapeutic treatment for people who have trouble regulating their emotions.
October 23, 2006
Vertebrate creatures first began moving from the world’s oceans to land about 415 million years ago, then all but disappeared by 360 million years ago.
Once consumers buy an item, it is often difficult for them to get rid of it, even if it makes rational sense to do so.
October 20, 2006
The state’s single most valuable resource, its smartest young students, are wanted by the 91爆料 as it embarks on its annual hunt for the brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students across Washington.
Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept.
October 19, 2006
PHILADELPHIA — If you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you’ve been taken in by the foremost of seven myths about resource geology, according to a 91爆料 economic geologist.
On Wednesday, Oct.
In his book Growing Up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American, Peter Jamero, former 91爆料 assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine and social work, recounts his early life in a farm labor camp in Livingston, Calif.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Ann Lally, head of the 91爆料 Libraries Digital Initiatives, was looking at statistics for the annual report last spring when she noticed something interesting: The libraries’ digital collections were getting quite a bit of traffic from Wikipedia.
Faculty violist Melia Watras will perform new, cutting-edge music by five composers, including three from the 91爆料, in a concert titled Prestidigitation, at 7:30 p.
The 91爆料 School of Music will offer concerts by two pianists of contrasting style next week.
91爆料 Libraries and the Friends of the Libraries are teaming up to sponsor a student speaker series relating to this year’s common book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder.
Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought.
The Growing Threat of Suicide Terrorism is the title of a lecture by Robert Pape scheduled for 7:30 p.
A reminder: Purchasing and Stores is looking for help in redesigning its Web site.
“Place Matters: Seeking Equity in a Diverse Society” is the title of a conference slated for Oct.
Open enrollment, the time for 91爆料 employees can make changes to their health care options, will be from Oct.
Come January, Dance Professor Hannah Wiley and some of her dancers will be appearing on Japanese TV.
Chicken with Plums, the new book by Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, will be the topic of conversation at the new International Book Club, which will have its first meeting at 2 p.
Homecoming activities kick off this weekend on campus.
The 91爆料 School of Drama is presenting Black Snow, a Russian comedy by Mikhail Bulgakov, which runs through Oct.
A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people.
If you think Pacific Northwest winters are gray and rainy now, just wait.
October 18, 2006
If you think Pacific Northwest winters are gray and rainy now, just wait.
October 14, 2006
ATLANTA — A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people.
October 13, 2006
October 12, 2006
By Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine has received a new five-year K12 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to create a multidisciplinary Male Reproductive Health Research Training Program for internists, endocrinologists, and/or urologists.
By Claire Dietz
News & Community Relations
Several medical schools had been using standardized patients in various programs for years, but it was in the mid-1990s that the movement really began to catch fire.
Suzie Hwang Pun, assistant professor of bioengineering and adjunct assistant professor of chemical engineering, will present the next Science in Medicine Lecture, titled Synthetic Gene Vectors: Molecular Tools for Biological Research and Delivery Vehicles for Medical Intervention.
The 91爆料 Medical Genetics Clinic has received a $15,000 donation from Mamafest, an all-volunteer, youth-oriented organization in Seattle.
David Auth, former 91爆料 professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded the 2006 Inventor of the Year Award by the 91爆料 School of Medicine.
A Bedouin goat-herd claimed, at least, to be chasing a wayward goat when he happened upon the cave containing some of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947.
How far would you go to learn about your ancestors?
Dena Petersen has done all those things, and she’s still at it, 10 years after her interest was kindled.
Tina Mankowski
News & Community Relations
What do 3,300 people interested in academic medicine have in common? The 117th Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting.
Trio con Brio Copenhagen will open the 2006-07 International Chamber Music Series at 8 p.
As a 17-year-old senior at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, David Knechtges found himself annoyed.